The improvement is obvious in those latest pics. I hope that they keep on top of the problem now, at least with the Cenotaph, if not the various other statue plinths too. It does look as if it is now an issue that might need regular attention.

George Square was handed over to BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend last night, when top DJs performed to a crowd of 14,000 music fans.

(Some might question why the Square had to be used for this event. Glasgow Green is being used for the main event tonight, when a crowd of 50,000 is expected).

The main stage was at the west side of the Square but for around 5 minutes of last night's several hour show, the crowd was asked to turn and face the City Chambers as something amazing was about to happen ... they were then treated to this:

I travelled to Glasgow and to George Square the morning after Remembrance Day in order to pay my respects to our fallen heroes and to read the wreaths and messages left the day before. I could not get access because there were huge trucks and construction vehicles parked all around the Cenotaph. I asked one of the many men in yellow jackets what was going on and I was told that it was the start of the Christmas festival preparations.

What a thoroughly disgusting way to treat our fallen comrades. Dignity? I most certainly think not. I may think twice about making that long journey again.

Sorry to read about your experience and concerns, Guest. Certainly this has been a problem for the last few years now, where George Square is quickly reduced to a tacky, expensive funfair during the Christmas period, and the process of degrading our most revered civic square starts the day after Armistice Day. While Glasgow councillors claim to respect our fallen heroes one day, the next they are moving in the heavy equipment and chainsaws that so disrupted your own visit.

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